IFLScience: Baby Brains Sort Objects Into Visual Categories From Just 2 Months Old – Before They Even See In Color
Baby Brains Sort Objects Into Visual Categories From Just 2 Months Old – Before They Even See In Color
Today, WHO published its first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally.
In 2024, 89% of infants globally received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% completed all three doses, according to new data released today by WHO and UNICEF. Despite the progress, the latest estimates highlight a concerning trajectory.
This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and high-income countries. It considers the needs of both breastfed and non-breastfed children. The guideline supersedes the earlier Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child and Guiding principles ...
WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6 ...
Preterm infants are born at less than 37 weeks gestational age and low birth weight infants are born with a birth weight below 2.5kg regardless of gestational age. An estimated 15 million newborns are born preterm and more than 20 million are born low birth weight each year. Prematurity and low birth weight remains the leading cause of death in newborns and children under-five years. Preterm ...
The PLH for Infants programme, also known as Thula Sana Mother-Infant programme, was developed by colleagues from Stellenbosch University and the University of Reading to improve maternal sensitivity and responsiveness and encourage secure attachment between mothers and their infants in low income settings. The programme targets early attachment, given the reliable relation between early ...